I ♥ faces St. Patrick's Day entry

I think I may have to do a whole week of green in honor of Patrick's Week! But here is my entry for I ♥ faces. They are featuring green this week. Perfect for my little Patrick!

11 months

Wow, is this the last month that we count in months? Or can I get away with it for a while? This has been a busy month for Patrick. He has learned new tricks and is changing by the minute.

Playing
Patrick certainly has some favorite toys lately. (Beyond cords, the telephone and the remote controls, which are still his favorites)
He loves his push toy, Sophie is getting chewed on a lot lately, he has started playing with trucks and learning how to push them, he has enjoyed this really annoying ball toy from his uncle, and his basketball hoop from Great Grandma Hilma. He also enjoys anything with wheels, especially his cart (although he still get's upset when he hits a wall and can't turn around) As far as non-toys, he loves the dishwasher (climbing on it and taking out all the dirty dishes) he has also been a big fan of the spatula lately, he also enjoys the humidfier in the nursery so much that sleeping is difficult because he gets mad that he can't play with the humidifier. go figure.

Moving
Patrick has become very efficient at crawling. He is fast these days and will be in the next room before we even turn around. He loves to walk holding our hands, but gets mad when we try to let go or stop following where he wants to go. He can stand if he doesn't realize he isn't leaning on something. He is also getting better at walking with just one hand holding on. He is great at going up the stairs and learnign to go down. He has learned how to climb off of small objects as well.

Sleeping
Patrick is getting much better at sleeping. We can mostly predict that he will be in bed by 9pm and sleep until around 3 or so with a brief waking to nurse until about 7. There are plenty of exceptions to this, but they are exceptions.

Eating
Patrick is mostly eating what we are eating now. It is much easier for meals this way. His best meal is dinner and he seems to really eat a lot (until we look at the floor and realize that 2/3 of it is there instead!) He loves brocolli, cheese, chicken, pears, peaches, bananas and oatmeal. He also enjoys the occational Nilla cookie with dad.

Tricks
Patrick has learned a lot this month. He is close to talking real words, but still practicing mostly. fofo, papa, kaka, mama, dada and such. He has said Kitty and Up along with mama and dada, but hasn't repeated the first two. When asked what kitty says he will sometimes reply with a "hisss.." He is getting better at "so big" and loves to growl with daddy. They have a great time playing at the dinner table lately.

Other things
Patrick has 3 teeth now and is working on his 4th. He is in mostely 12-18 month close and our home scale had him at 20lbs. He does really well when we take him out to eat. He flirts with the waitressess and enjoyes new settings. He loves play dates and does great with other kids his age. He always lights up when he sees other kids as he seems to just "know" they are little. We have noticed that he is remembering things more as evidenced by our recent trip to FL and remembering the plane tray.

Our Patrick is just a joy and we enjoy hanging out with him. I will probably still call him my baby even though my baby is turning 1 very soon!

Talking, well sort of.

So I have a couple of talking stories to share. First, is the dialog between Patrick and Miss Cleo the cat.

Patrick typicaly lights up when he sees her and then runs/crawls over to her so that he can yank on her colar a bit.
Today he got home and saw Miss Cleo, got his typical wide mouth smile and said "Hsss...!"
So I said back to him. "Patrick, what does kitty say?"
Again. "Hsss...!"
*laughing* "Patrick, what does kitty say?"
and Again. "Hsss...!"

I am thinking this will be a constant fixture in our house that kitties don't say "meow" they say "Hsss..!" (no comments from those who know this kitty and know how true this is!)

About 3:30 am...

Catharine: So… Question.
Ryan: Yeah?
Catharine: Our boy.
Ryan: Yes?
Catharine: I’m still keeping an eye on him?
Ryan: (Pause) He’s in his crib sleeping.
Catharine: Then who’s in my lap?
Ryan: That’s the cat.
Catharine: ….Oh.

ah yes, sleep deprivation at it's finest.

no, I don't remember hardly a word of this, I am a bit prone to talking in my sleep.

Happy Birthday Mr. Miles!

Hey there!
My Mommy and daddy are so excited that you arrived yesterday. They just know that God has great plans for you in your life and they are honored to be a part of this occasion. They can't wait to meet you in person. I am also looking forward to meeting you as well. I just know we will be best buds. I can't wait until we can hang out with our dads and invent cool stuff to make money with, or perhaps our moms will have some fun adventures to take us on. The future is looking bright. Give me another month or so and then we'll see who has more hair!
love lots,
Baby Bliss

1 year ago today, a little boy came into our lives. Thank goodness for this precious, adorable little boy. His name is Mr. Miles and he is 1 today. Thanks for some wonderful 1st year memories, we can't wait to make a lot more!

Visiting Patrick on Miles' 1 month birthday

Visiting Patrick on Patrick's first day home

Hanging in the studio

Best buds



I will post soon all about my 11th month old, Patrick!

nom nom nom

We finally made it to church last night after a way too long hiatis. We enjoyed a great soup dinner and then on to church. Patrick did really well just sitting on my lap and listening to the singing. When the sermon started, Patrick decided he was hungry. So, sitting in the back row I began to descretely nurse him. or so I thought. Patrick decided he would express his happiness at eating by begining a nice chorus of "nom, nom, nom" "NOM, NOM, NOM" "NOOOMMMM, NOOOMMM, NOOOMMM". Ryan and I began laughing so hard that we had tears running down our cheeks. Other congregation members also heard him and began turning around. Needless to say, he got bumped off and we decided to walk around instead. Nothing like a child to make you into a very humble person!

Is spring here yet?

I was reminded of this photo by reading another blog today. This is a photo of my favorite apple tree growing up. I used to try to find flowers for mom on mothers day and since there weren't a lot blooming, I would usually just snap a branch off of this tree for her. I love the memories this photo of that tree brings now that we have sold our farm and thought I would share.

Aunt Leah's eyes?

Ok, I was looking at this picture again and had to post again. I noticed this just slightly the other day. But it appears that Patrick right eye is more blue and his left eye is more brown/green (when looking at the picture it is left eye blue, right eye brown/green). Could it be that he has two different eyes like his Aunt Leah? Click the photo to make it larger and see for yourself.



On another note, a milestone for you.
Patrick climbed off a stool during our St. Patrick's day photo shoot. He did it all by himself without help and without falling!

oh and I better mention that Patrick slept all night and past our alarm this morning for the first time! Woohoo! This was especially nice since it took us 2 hours to get him to bed in the first place.